Histoires extraordinaires

"The ultimate orgy of evil."

Jul 23 1969 R 2h 1m
Drama, Horror, Mystery

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

Plot

Three directors each adapt a Poe short story to the screen: "Toby Dammit" features a disheveled, drugged and drunk English movie star who nods acceptance in the Italian press and his producers fawn over him. "Metzengerstein" features a medieval countess who has a love-hate relationship with a black stallion - who, it turns out, is really her dead lover. "William Wilson" tells the story of a sadistic Austrian student with an exact double whom he later kills.

Written by

Edgar Allan Poe, Roger Vadim, Pascal Cousin

Directed by

Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, Roger Vadim

Production Countries

France, Italy

Production Companies

Cocinor, Les Films Marceau, PEA

Languages

English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
7,579
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA